Medical devices are intended to resolve health problems and improve your health. Far too often, these devices have the opposite effect. They can create problems worse than the ones they were designed to fix. The attorneys of Salter Ferguson, LLC, based in Birmingham, represent people who have been injured by defective medical devices. We also represent the survivors of …

Heartburn medicines like Nexium, known as Protein Pump Inhibitors (PIPs), are thought to contribute to an increased risk of dementia in older adults and chronic kidney disease. If you, or someone you know, was prescribed Nexium, or any other PIP, and suffered consequences, contact Hickey Law Firm for your free consultation. Other Protein Pump Inhibitors that may cause …

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